Revenue for the interim period rose to R353.2 million (R310.4 million). Operating profit shot up to R39.3 million whilst profit attributable to shareholders more than doubled to R22.7 million (R8.4 million). In addition, headline earnings per share jumped to 181.4 cents per share (66.0 cents Full story

South Africa's Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) said on Thursday it will stop supplying Angolan banks with U.S. dollars from Nov. 30, a move that could pile pressure on the oil exporter's ailing kwanza currency. Full story

World leaders must reach a historic agreement to fight climate change and poverty at upcoming Paris talks, facing the stark choice to either "improve or destroy the environment", Pope Francis said in Africa on Thursday. Full story

Firecrews and decontamination teams attended a major mosque in Brussels close to the European Union headquarters on Thursday to investigate a suspect powder that police later said turned out to be flour. Full story

The U.S. dollar gained and the
euro briefly hit a seven-month low on Wednesday in a volatile
session on views the European Central Bank will ease monetary
policy further, including buying more debt and charging banks
for hoarding cash.. . . Full story

The dollar gained and the euro
fell as far as a seven-month low on Wednesday following a
Reuters report that the European Central Bank is weighing
further easing monetary policy soon, including buying more debt
and charging banks for hoarding cash.. . . Full story